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Cheryl Ann Hickman
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| Title: |
Assistant to President/CEO |
| Industry: |
Healthcare |
| Type of Organization: |
Hospital |
| Major Product/Service: |
Patient care |
| Expertise: |
Ms. Hickman specializes in Nursing Administration. She is Board Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is Certified in Nursing Administration. Currently, she is responsible for the leadership and direction of the Nursing Service Department and assuring compliance with established standards of care and practice of nursing. She oversees the Joint Commission Task Force Leadership and staffed and worked to open new services including the medical detoxification unit, open heart, CTVU, medical air transport, inpatient rehabilitation and neuro services. Ms. Hickman is directly responsible for increasing the number of nurses obtaining Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
Kentucky |
| Affiliations: |
American Organization of Nurse Executives; American College of Healthcare Executives; Kentucky Nurses Association. Ms. Hickman is a member of the Advisory Boards at Morehead State University Nursing Program, Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Nursing Council for the McKesson Corporation and the Kentucky Board of Nursing. |
| University/Degree: |
A.N.D., Prestonsburg Community College, Kentucky; B.S.N., Morehead State University, Kentucky, 1993; M.S., Health Service Management, La Salle University, 1995; Licensed Registered Nurse, Kentucky |
| Born: |
May 8, 1950, Charleston, West Virginia |
| Spouse: |
Reggie |
| Children: |
Sarah Harris, Kimberly Hickman, Elizabeth Hickman |
| Work History: |
Ms. Hickman has been providing nursing services with the Pikeville Medical Center in numerous capacities since 1974, including Staff and Head Nurse in the Medical-Surgical Unit, Head Nurse, Critical Care Unit, House Supervisor and Assistant Director of Nursing Services, Unit Manager Level II N.I.C.U. and Director of Children's Services, as well as her current position as Chief Nursing Officer which she has held since 1998. Ms. Hickman served as Adjunct Faculty in the Nursing Program of Pikeville College from 1993 to 1994 and as a Clinical Preceptor with the B.S.N. Program at Morehead University from 1995 to 1996. |
| Honors & Awards: |
Community Partnership Award, for making significant contributions to advancing the profession of nursing (first nurse in Kentucky to receive this award), American Association of Nurse Executives, 2004; Outstanding Alumnus Award, Big Sandy Technical College, 2004; Appointed to a four-year term to the Kentucky Board of Nursing by the Governor of Kentucky, 2007 |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Recently, Ms. Hickman assisted with the design and building of a 55-million dollar expansion of the Hospital. She helped decrease the nursing turnover rate to 6% and increased the number of nurses getting bachelors degrees by having the hospital provide 100% reimbursement for advanced degrees. Ms. Hickman has also served on many hospital and medical staff committees at Pikeville Medical Center including Pediatrics/Neonataology, OB/GYN, Safety, Critical and Primary Care, Emergency Room, Cardiology, Surgery, Quality Council, Board of Directors, Senior Management and Palliative Care. |
